Alzheimer’s disease has long looked like a slow-motion wildfire, starting in one part of the brain and then advancing along ...

Activating two somatostatin receptors enhances amyloid beta breakdown and improves memory in models of Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By tracking glutamate in real time, scientists can finally see how neurons process ...

Stores of glucose in the brain could play a much more significant role in the pathological degeneration of neurons than scientists realized, opening the way to new treatments for conditions like ...

Increasing the levels of a particular phospholipid in the membranes of brain cells may offer a promising new way to improve blood circulation in the brain and support healthier brain activity. A poten ...

Scientists at the University of Virginia have uncovered a surprising way the brain defends itself by letting a parasite in, ...

A new method of reversing Alzheimer's shows promise in an animal study, as researchers at University Hospitals restore brain ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye-called the ...

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...